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Atanatári

The name Atanatar refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Atanatar (disambiguation).

Atanatári (Q, pron. [aˌtanaˈtaːri]; singular Atanatar, pron. [aˈtanatar]) is a Quenya term which means "Fathers of Men", and is used to describe the forefathers of the Edain.[1]

Its use is not exactly clear: sometimes it is used to refer to the Edain of the First Age, other times it is only applied to Bëor, Marach and contemporaries, and in yet other places it is used to refer to those peoples the Edain are descended from.